Stuff on Akio's Mind

Tag: Collaboration

I hate attention. I tend to be shy and am crazy awkward when I have to interact with new people. People who have just met me would probably say, “Akio… who?” This state of mind was true for me when I first started COETAIL. Hearing about how I should increase my online presence for my professional… Continue reading Introvert to (Digital) Extrovert… Developing

Right after Learning2 in Bangkok, I was contacted by Craig Kemp (@mrkempnz) if I would be interested in moderating the #asiaed chat under the handle, @asiaEDchat. Unsure of what it was, I had to go back to through some Tweets posted and found that it was a new Twitter chat. There are many chats… Continue reading Moderating #asiaed Chat

process 1. Storytelling Reading about Digital Story Telling made me think about how I initially started getting students to create videos in my class. In my previous school (in 1st grade), we started the year with an oral story telling unit so that the students could get used to telling stories. The students would record… Continue reading Digital Storytelling to Creating Tutorials

Creating the Responsible User Agreement for the final project in Course 2 was really enlightening. The projects I have been involved in thus far have all been organized by a larger group, and I was simply a participant (or an additional node) that stretched the project further. However, this project felt different in that it… Continue reading Responsible User Agreement for Elementary Grades

Some people are blessed with a mind that can think things through in a linear fashion. Whether that’s through outlining or creating tables, I’ve seen different ways people organize their thoughts. Unfortunately (fortunately?), my thought process is a lot messier. My mind wanders from one idea to the next, and the connections aren’t necessarily clear… Continue reading My Mess of a Mind… Organized #RHODIA